Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski swears in 19 State Ministers on Thursday afternoon, day on which he takes office as the new Head of State and Government.
It is the first time such ceremony takes place at the Palace's Courtyard instead of the Golden Hall.
Below is the list of high-ranked officials:
• Prime Minister:
Fernando Zavala Lombardi (appointed on July 10th)
• Economy and Finance Minister:
Alfredo Thorne (appointed in June)
• Transport and Communications Minister:
Martin Vizcarra (appointed on July 13th)
• Foreign Affairs Minister:
Ricardo Luna Mendoza
• Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister:
Eduardo Ferreyros Küppers
• Energy and Mines Minister:
Gonzalo Tamayo Flores
• Agriculture and Irrigation Minister:
Jose Manuel Hernandez Calderon
• Defense Minister:
Mariano Gonzalez Fernandez
• Justice and Human Rights Minister:
Marisol Perez Tello
• Health Minister:
Patricia Garcia Funegra
• Interior Minister:
Carlos Basombrio Iglesias
• Labor and Employment Minister:
Alfonso Grados Carraro
• Housing, Construction and Sanitation Minister:
Edmer Trujillo Mori
• Environment Minister:
Elsa Galarza Contreras
• Education Minister:
Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi
• Development and Social Inclusion Minister:
Cayetana Aljovin Gazzani
• Production Minister:
Bruno Giuffra Monteverde
• Women and Vulnerable Populations:
Ana Maria Romero-Lozada
• Culture Minister:
Jorge Nieto Montesinos
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Published: 7/28/2016